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Broken pushrod on lightly used Saito 100

Hi Guys,
I purchased a brand new Saito 100 in 2007 , broke it in according to the manual and flown it less that 12 times. I also set the valve clearance to .002-.003 after break-in . I pulled the vavle cover off today to do my winter maintance and found the broken pushrod. What would cause this, is this common on 4-strokes? Guess I will have to send it to horizon for repair.
thanks,
Frank

RE: Broken pushrod on lightly used Saito 100

RE: Broken pushrod on lightly used Saito 100

That isn't close to over reving on the ground. Saito says 11,000 rpm, so figure around 10,000 on the ground. It's a judgement call since we don't know how much it unloads in the air. I use about a thousand rpm for headroom.

I'm curious to see if Dave can slip one in on his 80.

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RE: Broken pushrod on lightly used Saito 100

Well guys, thank you for all your help. I have been away from glow planes for a few years and flying electric planes and EDF`s. so I forgot allot. As it turns out , it seems that the rod was just stuck in the down position and after I put some air tool oil in the valve areas now it looks fine. I reset the valve clearance to .003 and everthing seems to be normal with the movment on the valves and rods. But I wondering if I should pull the rod out anyway to see if it is bent? I`m not sure why it would have stuck in the down position in the 1st place?
Frank